Question

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в одном из следующих времен: present simple, past simple, present continuous, past continuous. 1. nina (to celebrate) her birthday yesterday. her room looked beautiful, there (to be) many flowers in it. when i (to come) in, somebody (to play) the piano, two or three pairs (to dance). 2. listen! somebody (to play) the piano. 3. i (to like) music very much. 4. when i (to look) out of the window, it (to rain) heavily and people (to hurry) along the streets. 5. what you (to do) at seven o'clock yesterday? - - i (to have) supper. 6. when i (to come) home yesterday, i (to see) that all my family (to sit) round the table. father (to read) a letter from my uncle who (to live) in kiev. 7. where you (to be) yesterday? — i (to be) at home the whole day. — how strange. i (to ring) you up at two o'clock, but nobody (to answer). — oh, i (to be) in the garden. i (to read) your book and (not to hear) the telephone. 8. what you (to do) at five o'clock yesterday? — i (to work) in the library. — i (to be) there, too, but i (not to see) you. 9. yesterday i (to work) at my english from five till seven. 10. it (to rain) the whole day yesterday. 11. where your sister (to be) now? — she (to be) in her room. she (to do) her homework.

Answer 1

1. Nina ( celebrated) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there (were) many flow­ers in it. When I ( came) in, somebody (was playing) the piano, two or three pairs (were dancing).
2. Listen! Somebody (is playing) the piano.
3. I ( like) music very much.
4. When I (looked) out of the window, it (was raining) heavily and people (were hurrying) along the streets.
5. What were you ( doing) at seven o'clock yes­terday? - - I (was having) supper.
6. When I ( came) home yesterday, I ( saw) that all my family (were sitting) round the table. Father (was reading) a letter from my uncle who ( lives) in Kiev.
7. Where were you yesterday? — I (was) at home the whole day. — How strange. I ( rang) you up at two o'clock, but nobody ( answered). — Oh, I (was) in the garden. I (was reading) your book and (did not  hear) the telephone.
8. What were you ( doing) at five o'clock yes­terday? — I (was working) in the library. — I (was) there, too, but I (did not see) you.
9. Yesterday I (was working) at my English from five till seven.
10. It (was raining) the whole day yesterday.
11. Where is your sis­ter now? — She (is) in her room. She (is doing) her homework.